April 29, 2010 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Radar Brothers - The Illustrated Garden

  The gentle, idyllic moods are what the album will be remember for.

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Apr 29, 2010

• Music DVD Review: The Rolling Stones - Rare and Unseen

  The rare and rarely seen Rolling Stones.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Apr 29, 2010

• Music Review: John Matthias & Nick Ryan - Cortical Songs

  So good, it might make a fight break out.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Apr 29, 2010

• The Alchemist at Work: The Music of Martín Perna in the Digital Era

  A musician and an advisor to a record label weigh in on music in the digital era.

  Interview in Music — by Earl G. Lundquist — on Apr 29, 2010

• Comics Igudesman & Joo Explain Their Take on Classical Music

  Fifteen million hits on YouTube: So when is this hilarious and clever classical culture show finally hitting American concert halls?

  Interview in Music — by Ilona Oltuski — on Apr 29, 2010

• Music Review: Billy Hallquist - Persephone

  Early seventies acoustic classic reissued on CD for the first time.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Apr 29, 2010

• 2010 Blues Music Awards: Traditional Male, Female Artist & Album Of The Year

  Calling more shots: here is who I voted for in the Traditional Blues categories for the BMAs...

  Opinion in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Apr 29, 2010

• Concert Review: Alice Cooper/ Rob Zombie MTS Centre, Winnipeg, MB, April 26, 2010

  The first night of the Gruesome Twosome Tour!

  Review in Music — by Triniman — on Apr 29, 2010

• Music Review: The Knife with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock - Tomorrow, In a Year

  An immensely challenging and ultimately satisfying work of art.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Apr 29, 2010

• Music Review: Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery

  Jethro Tull: Chapter 9.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Apr 29, 2010

• Music Review: Sevendust - Cold Day Memory

  Another solid slab of heavy rock and metal with a dose of emotion.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 29, 2010

• Music Review: Josh Charles - Love, Work & Money

  Refusing to be wrangled by musical labels, Josh Charles has created his own genre; New Orleans meets Motown. NOtown, baby.

  Review in Music — by A Geek Girl — on Apr 29, 2010

• Music Review: Mort Weiss - Raising The Bar

  The definitive Mort Weiss? How about the definitive solo jazz clarinet album.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Apr 29, 2010

Sports

• NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals: Canadiens-Penguins Preview

  Can the Habs continue the upset, or will the Pens keep on trucking for a repeat?

  Opinion in Sports — by Robert M. Barga — on Apr 29, 2010

• Can We Boycott The Diamondbacks Bullpen Instead?

  With boycotts and oaths of silence coming down on the team because of its owner's campaign contributions, it puts fans and writers in a tricky bind.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Apr 29, 2010

Books

• Book Review: My First New York by New York Magazine

  My First New York is a book about a city filled with people who happen to be famous, but share a belief that life was made to be lived.

  Review in Books — by Kerri Shadid — on Apr 29, 2010

• Book Review: Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go: From Mental Welfare to Mental Health by Lucille O'Neal

  Lucille O'Neal shows us that champions can have the humblest beginnings.

  Review in Books — by Violet Nesdoly — on Apr 29, 2010

• Book Review: Red in the Flower Bed by Andrea Nepa

  The wind picks up a lone poppy seed and blows it into a bed of mixed flowers where it thrives and blooms.

  Review in Books — by Regis Schilken — on Apr 29, 2010

• Book Review: Beginning Silverlight 3 By Robert Lair

  Do you want to learn Silverlight?

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on Apr 29, 2010

• Book Review: Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell

  Revisiting the first Wallander mystery.

  Review in Books — by Jenn Kepka — on Apr 29, 2010

• Book Review: The Butterflies of Grand Canyon: A Novel by Margaret Erhart

  The Grand Canyon of the 1950s provides the backdrop for an exploration of mystery.

  Review in Books — by Christy Corp-Minamiji — on Apr 29, 2010

• Book Review: Fear by Stefan Zweig

  A woman experiences intense Fear, and is blackmailed by a witness to her adultery.

  Review in Books — by Regis Schilken — on Apr 29, 2010

Video

• DVD Review: Summer Hours (The Criterion Collection)

  A quiet, beautiful film about families, art, and the past.

  Review in Video — by Gavin Breeden — on Apr 29, 2010

• American Idol: It's Still The Season of The Female Winner, Right?

  With Crystal Bowersox being the last female contestant standing, can the front runner still be the next American Idol?

  Opinion in Video — by Kirsten Coachman — on Apr 29, 2010

• Fringe's Executive Producers On Wrapping Season Two and Looking Forward: Part II

  Pinkner and Wyman share details of the show's production.

  Interview in Video — by Sahar — on Apr 29, 2010

• Searching for Televisual Perfection: Happy Town

  To watch or not to watch, that is the question.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Apr 29, 2010

• DVD Review: The Awkward Comedy Show

  I watch a lot of bad comics because occasionally something superb comes along. The Awkward Comedy Show is that thing.

  Review in Video — by Miss Bob Etier — on Apr 29, 2010

• TV Review: Happy Town

  A small town harboring many secrets and weirdos. Sound familiar?

  Review in Video — by Glen Boyd — on Apr 29, 2010

Culture

• Che: Evolution of an Image

  Everyone has seen the ubiquitous picture of Che Guevara, but where does this famous image come from?

  Opinion in Culture — by Art Ravels — on Apr 29, 2010

• A Cure for Cancer: One Man's Quest to Change Cancer Treatment, Part 4

  Dr. Oz asked Bengston if he could explain why the medical community has not generally accepted energy healing.

  Interview in Culture — by Peter Sabbagh — on Apr 29, 2010

• Theatre Review (LA): Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo by Rajiv Joseph at The Mark Taper Forum

  A play worthy of a Pulitzer called Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo opens at the Mark Taper to standing ovations

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Apr 29, 2010

• My New Idol: Celine Dion

  To be my BFF you just need one thing...

  Opinion in Culture — by Miss Bob Etier — on Apr 29, 2010

• Satire: The News in Pictures XXIII

  There are two things I don’t like about him: his face.

  Satire in Culture — by Diana Hartman — on Apr 29, 2010

Politics

• Financial Reform Bill Attacks the American Dream

  Democrats prepare to sell out the middle class to enrich their fat cat corporate allies.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Apr 29, 2010

• Drug Czar Supports More of the Same

  A new report calls for ending the Drug War; the drug czar isn't buying it.

  Opinion in Politics — by Kenn Jacobine — on Apr 29, 2010

• Gordon's Gaffe Sinks Labour in Heat of British Election Campaign

  Labour's election chances were slim before Gordon Brown called a voter "bigoted." They're even slimmer now.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Edward Manning — on Apr 29, 2010

• I Say Let The Tax Man Cometh

  It's one thing to get upset over a raise in federal taxes, it's another to demand no taxes and for the government to stay away.

  Opinion in Politics — by BizarroGuy — on Apr 29, 2010

• Here's A Thought For Filibuster Reform: Make Them Actually Filibuster Something

  Republicans might be quicker to cave if they actually had to work at obstruction

  Opinion in Politics — by Scott Nance — on Apr 29, 2010

• Satire: MSNBC Series, “To Catch a Racist”

  Protect Obama: The left-wing media is on "racism patrol," staking out protests and criticism, so that they can catch themselves some racists!

  Satire in Politics — by Christine Lakatos — on Apr 29, 2010

Gaming

• Playstation 3 Impressions: Skate 3 Demo

  The next entry in the Skate series promises cooperative gameplay and a new hardcore difficulty. Is it in the demo?

  Opinion in Gaming — by Nathaniel Edwards — on Apr 29, 2010